Waning · 1.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on September 16, 2020Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
362,908 km225,501 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (11°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 2020 is on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 05:22 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 11:00 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 10, 2020 | 09:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 17, 2020 | 11:00 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 19, 2020 to the new moon of September 17, 2020, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.